The Swell camping trip

At the end of May we went on a camping trip.  The audit at Savage was done which means we have a Dad again!  We drove down to central Utah late on a friday night and as we pull in it starts to rain.  So we set up the blow up bed in the back of the truck and Darren, Abby and I slept great in there while Tyler and Ella slept in the cab of the truck.  It was a fun adventure.  (It didn't keep raining, but oh well... we were prepared!)

The kids climbed and hiked the whole time.  up and down this mnt over and over again!

The San Rafael Swell is also nick named the mini Grand Canyon. We did some rock climbing, sitting around a campfire and saw some really neat old pictogram on the red walls.   Abby has to be a flexible baby since we are a go'er family.  She had a nice nap in the car with our friend Lyon.

We enjoyed the cool river, literally, it was much cooler there.  and we floated stick boats down the river.  

We finished the camping trip with our friend Torah.  She is a pro snowboarder and a great example to many.  Lots of dancing on the rocks.  I got to drive Torahs car for a minute... down  dirt road going slow and cautious!  but I guess I have driven a Porsche and I can check that off my list!

1. Travel south down I-15 until you get to the Price/Manti Exit 258? heading southeast down Highway 6. 

2. When you get to Price take the second exit (Exit 241) turning right heading south-west on Highway 10 to Huntington. 

3. When you get to the end of Huntington look for a Harts Gas Station and Hit your odometer. Continue heading south down highway 10 for 7.5 miles. 

3. The turnoff for the San Rafael Swell/Buckhorn Wash/Wedge Overlook will be on your left. Look for a Small Brown sign that reads “San Rafael Rec. Access” and turn in 

(Just before this left turn off sign you should see a small pass and smokestacks down the road in front of you.)

(If you get to the small town of Castle dale, you went a mile or two too far.)

4. Turn left onto the dirt toad, hit your odometer again, and enjoy the next 20 miles of a really good dirt road.

5. At mileage 13.1 miles you will see the turnoff on your right for Fuller’s Bottom and The Wedge Overlook. Keep driving straight don’t go right or left but forward passing the public message boards and restrooms. 

6. 2.2 miles from this message board, or 15.6 on your odometer turn right heading down into the Buckhorn Wash. You will have seen a sign for The Buckhorn Wash and The Pictograph Panel. At 21.6 miles you’ll be at the pictograph panel.  

7. Drive down Buckhorn wash (very pretty canyon). There are campsites all along buckhorn wash and a more developed campground at the end of Buckhorn wash when you reach the bridge that crosses the San Rafael River. We will be camped somewhere along the Buckhorn wash road or in the campground just across the bridge. Don't go beyond the bridge - we won't be any further.